How to Apply

We grant to…

The Foundation makes grants only to organizations that meet Internal Revenue Code 501(c)(3) requirements as nonprofit, tax-exempt organizations or to qualified governmental units or agencies.

We do not…

The Foundation does not make grants to individuals and rarely for endowments, building campaigns, direct services, deficit financing, or religious purposes. Grant funds may not be used to participate in or intervene in any political campaign on behalf of or in opposition to any candidate for public office or to conduct, directly or indirectly, any voter registration drive (within the meaning of Section 4945(d)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code). Grants are not made for debt reduction. Funding for conferences, publications and media is limited to projects directly related to priorities in the Foundation’s program areas.

Update on the Foundation’s Grantmaking…

In 2015, The Overbrook Foundation will not accept unsolicited requests for new project or operating support from organizations not currently funded by the Foundation. However, we remain committed to our primary fields of interest and are eager to hear news from organizations working in those areas of human and rights and the environment presently of priority to the Foundation.

If you’ve been asked to submit a proposal…

For those that have been contacted by a Foundation Program Officer about submitting a proposal and were provided a password, you may click here to retrieve the necessary forms and documents to complete an application.